one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
other than; excluding; without
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
world; society; people; the public
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
dream for the future; hopes for the future
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
good prospects; full of hope; promising
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
settlement; solution; resolution
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
philandering; itch for women
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.