to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
in the end; at the end of the day
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
police officer; policeman; constable
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
newspaper story (article, account)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
police officer; policeman; policewoman
race (of people); type of person
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded