(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
brand items; brand-name goods
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in that way; like that; that way
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
more than anything; above all else
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to bite off; to gnaw through
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
companion; partner; spouse
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
old age; old person; the old; the aged
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)