taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
rule; reign; government; governing
in that way; thus; so; so?
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
authority; power; influence
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
you (plural); all of you; you all
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
illegitimate family lineage
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation