what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
social status; social position; social standing
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
how; in what way; I wonder
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
parental love; parental affection
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.