to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the front; honest; upright; decent
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
what kind of; what sort of; what
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
confidence; trust; faith; credit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only