that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
dealing with; coping with
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
of course; certainly; naturally
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
sympathy; compassion; pity
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to knock down; to knock off