middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
even though; despite; when
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to smile (at); to grin (at)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
on the occasion of; at the time of
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
direct control; direct supervision
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be injured; to sustain a wound
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest