to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
such; this sort of; like this
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
calculating; mercenary; closefisted
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent