done; just done; just finished
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
embodying; expressing concretely
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to put one's life on the line
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog