steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to talk big; to be bombastic
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right in the center (centre)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
with these words; while saying
how many years; how long; what year
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
homecoming; returning home
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
every month; each month; monthly
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both