I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to give rein to (imagination)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
acceleration; speeding up
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to keep in mind; to memorize
willpower; energy; vitality
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
interruption; suspension; break
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
go-getter employee; hard-driving employee; workaholic employee
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...