critical condition; being on the verge of death
second generation; second; junior
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
company; corporation; workplace
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
meritocracy; merit system
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to put one's life on the line
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that