older employee who does not have much actual work
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
curse; spell; malediction
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
master; teacher; stable master
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
backup dancer; background dancer
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern