one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
name; given name; first name
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such ... as; or some such
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
just because; even if; even though
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
minimum; at the very least
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
opening ceremony (of the school term)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to