to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to accept; to receive; to agree
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
at that time; in those days
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
because of; owing to; due to
three; three years of age
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to overdo; to do too much
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)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows