to distribute; to apportion; to divide
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
enterprise; business; company; corporation
independence; self-reliance
older sister; elder sister
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
how many years; how long; what year
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
about when; about what time; how soon
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
late at night; small hours of the morning
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection