whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
philosophical anthropology; humanics
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
function; facility; faculty; feature
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
hard (life); tough (world)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
way; method; means; resource; course
rather; sooner; preferably
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
tax reduction; tax avoidance; tax planning
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
(period of) a year; during an era
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
income; receipts; revenue
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
cost of a meal (or meals)