somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
total (money); full amount; sum
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
protest; refutation; pleading
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
property; fortune; means; assets
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
failure; mistake; blunder
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite