grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
society; the world; the times
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer