area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one's family; family member
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
father; dad; husband; you; he
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
manuscript; version; draft
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations