to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
nature; property; disposition
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
conviction; belief; confidence
you (plural); all of you; you all
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
man; male; masculine gender
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
business; trade; operations; sales
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
health; healthy; sound; fit
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth