to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
pride; boast; credit (to)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
generation; the world; the age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
hard struggle; strenuous effort
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to need; to call for; to require
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
Tsugaru Dialect (Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to be called; to do
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy