to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
all you want; as much as one wants
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
system; institution; organization; organisation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
of course; certainly; naturally
company; corporation; workplace
business; trade; operations; sales
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine