determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
though; notwithstanding; although
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
still; even now; to this day
failure; mistake; blunder
to pluck; to pick; to tear
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
quiet; still; surreptitious
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
every month; monthly; month by month
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
rice miso; miso fermented with malted rice
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)