to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to order; to command; to appoint
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
interference; meddling; butting in
trustee; receiver; administrator
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
future (usually near); prospects
how; in what way; how about
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
company director; board member
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss