middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
mobilization; mobilisation
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
physical education; PE; gym (class)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
graduation ceremony; commencement
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
guess; conjecture; surmise
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple