how long; how much; to what extent
making one's best exertions
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
just because; even if; even though
myself; yourself; I; me; you
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
holding on to; sticking to
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dubbing; adding a new audio (usu. voice) track to an existing video, film, etc.; dubbing; re-recording existing video or audio data to a new DVD, tape, etc.
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
capital; funds; seed money; asset
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable