life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to pass (of time); to elapse
to remain married for life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
only; merely; but; no more than
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to have a rumor circulating
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
manly; masculine; like a man
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
after a long time; for the first time in a while
opening fully; full throttle; full power