to watch over; to watch attentively
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
turning point; transition phase
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
railroad; railway; rail transport
bank; banking institution
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
electricity; (electric) light
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
enterprise; business; company; corporation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
company; corporation; workplace
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
image; figure; figure; form; image
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
business ability; business acumen
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
staying the night; lodging (at)
one's later years; final years (in life)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
please (give me); please (do for me)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin