to brace oneself (e.g. for battle); to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; (lit.) to tighten the strings of one's helmet
opinion; intention; thought
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
author; writer; novelist; artist
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
new graduate; recent graduate
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; even though; despite
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
base; basis; bedrock; platform
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to