to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to continue to work; to work away (at)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
tone (of voice); manner of talking
1,000,000; one million; million; many
very rich person; the super rich
(social) class; rank; grade
special promotion (in rank or grade)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
continuation; succession; series
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
expulsion; excommunication
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
measurement error; calculation error
real estate agent; realtor
dwelling; house; residence; address
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nothing but; none other than
steady; sound; reliable; solid
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)