consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
essence; true nature; substance; reality
living thing; living creature; animal; life
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
system; institution; organization; organisation
welcome!; nice to see you!
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
resignation (from a position)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
force (bulldoze) one's way through
having said that; on the other hand
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness