eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
at a young age; while still young
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
heir; inheritor; successor
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
still; even now; to this day
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
of course; certainly; naturally
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
else; in addition; besides
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
later on; eventually; afterwards
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
how; in what way; how about; questionable
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is