at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
form; shape; figure; visage
impossible to do (although wants to)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
formal marriage interview
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to subsist; to keep on living
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
as a child; when one was a child
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
poultry farm; chicken farm
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)