not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
change of occupation; career change
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
terrain; geographical features; topography
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
very likely; very probable
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...