middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
operating a cash register
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
(not) so much; (not) that much
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
within; inside of; less than
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
business world; business circles; (the) industry
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long