cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
loss of spirit; dejection
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tonarigumi; small-scale neighborhood associations established during WWII for fire fighting, policing, etc.
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
feeling; sense; impression
absence; disregard; indifference
failure; stumbling; setback
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
this and that; one thing or another
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love