that's the way it is; such is life
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
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)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
total (money); full amount; sum
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
government management; state management
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made