to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
grandfather; male senior-citizen
father; dad; husband; you; he
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
many; much; plenty; hardly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel inferior; to feel small
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
difference in social standing; difference in social position
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
weather forecast; weather report
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it