endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
I see; that's right; indeed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
karōshi; death from overwork
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
corporate drone; corporate slave
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
woman; female; feminine gender
feeling; sense; impression
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
existence; being; presence
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?