diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
place; room; margin; scope
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
opposite side; other side; other party
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
eagle (Accipitridae family)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
aloneness; loneliness; solitude