to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
wedded life; married life
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
at first; initially; in the beginning
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
place where one works; construction site; working area
police; police officer; police station
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
to devise; to plot; to plan
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all