man; male; masculine gender
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fate; chance; relationship; tie
relation; connection; relevance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to concern; to be related
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
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
to be perturbed; to be agitated
willpower; energy; vitality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)