to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
of course; certainly; naturally
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
single parent; one parent
don't you think?; indicates question
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
arbitration; intercession; mediation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)