confidentially; privately; off the record
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
10th day of the month; ten days
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
enterprise; business; company; corporation
young CEO; young company president
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
large conglomerate; large group of related companies
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
yourself; himself; herself
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
the world in general; society; convention
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
young person; youth; young
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to the end; entirely; in full
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
control; management (e.g. of a business)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market