after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bento; Japanese box lunch
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
... years old; age (of) ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
please (give me); please (do for me)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase