to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
woman; female; feminine gender
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
while; during; while; although; all; both
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
trivial; not amounting to much
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like this; this sort; this way
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible