like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
strength; power; proficiency; ability
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
long time; long interval; for quite some time
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
system; organization; organisation; architecture
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
rather; sooner; preferably
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since