serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
endless; boundless; everlasting
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
that; the matter in question
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
be (that) as it may; having said that
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
at the last moment; this late in the game
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
carelessly; inattentively
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device