parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
beginning; outset; first; onset
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be born; to come into the world
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
story; tale; talk; discussion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
don't you think?; indicates question
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)