sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to throw into; to toss into
struggle (for); scramble; contest
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
company president; manager; director
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
absence; disregard; indifference
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
how many years; how long; what year
second marriage; remarriage
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to comfort; to console; to amuse
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
old building; older building