thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
stupid girl; stupid woman
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
particularly; only; in the case of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry