to stop talking; to break off; to pause
a few years ago; some years back
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
planning; project; plan; design
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
silence; stillness; quietness
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)