finding employment; getting a job
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to play around; to gallivant about
about when; about what time; how soon
prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff