to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
end; tip; extremities; terminal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
good feeling; feeling good
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during; while; although; all; both
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to face; to go towards; to head towards
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
until now; so far; up to the present
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
that's the way it is; such is life
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home