appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
health; healthy; sound; fit
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
how many years; how long; what year
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
society; the world; the times
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pride; boast; credit (to)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be worried; to be troubled
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
just a minute; small quantity
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging