to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how; in what way; how about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
then; well; so; well then
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
your husband; her husband
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in every case; in everything; in all matters
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
distributing board (panel); switchboard
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo