whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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.)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to translate; to interpret
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
just because; even if; even though
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
what do you want?; can I help you?
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
genius; prodigy; natural gift
manly; masculine; like a man
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric