to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
senior; veteran; old-timer
role; part; job; assignment
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to crouch; to squat; to cower
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
when it becomes; when it comes to
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
about; on; regarding; per; for every
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely