that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
woman; female; feminine gender
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
world; society; people; the public
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
hard (life); tough (world)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that; the matter in question
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean