head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
participation; joining; entry; adherence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend