to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
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)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be able to manage somehow or other
how; in what way; how about
opening a business; opening a practice
store; reserve; stock; savings
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; like that; that sort of
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
then; well; so; well then
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
the future; future prospects
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant