life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
world; society; people; the public
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to toady; to be obsequious
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
if so; in that case; in that situation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
self-consciousness; self-awareness
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
determination; resolution
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
beginning; outset; first; onset
to apologize; to apologise