life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to remain married for life
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
greeting; a fine thing to say
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to shake; to sway; to waver
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
presence; sitting with; being with
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop