busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
national pension; government pension system
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
preliminary investigation; preparation
settlement; solution; resolution
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
period of youth; while young
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
rational; reasonable; logical
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time