to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
clearing one's throat; cough
to be surprised; to be astonished
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
relatively; comparatively
same generation; one's generation
generation; the world; the age
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
finding employment; getting a job
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
wedding ring; wedding band
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
mass communication; mass media