to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
such; this sort of; like this
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
danger; peril; hazard; risk
incident; affair; happening; event
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
purchased item; purchased goods; (a) purchase
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter