that's the way it is; such is life
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
financial power; financial means; wealth
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
don't you think?; indicates question
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
name; given name; first name
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
settlement; solution; resolution
older sister; elder sister
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation