that's the way it is; such is life
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
devoted; self-sacrificing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
two persons; two people; pair; couple
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
one day; (on) a certain day
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
at least; at most; (even) just
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
compensation; equivalent value; consideration