middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
finally; in the end; on top of all that
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
chair; stool; post; office; position
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about