heir; inheritor; successor
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
reason; cause; circumstances
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
three generations; three periods; third generation
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
(senior) managing director
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
river; stream; River; the ... river
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
completely relying on others