past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
studies; schoolwork; classwork
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
back seat (of a car); rear seat
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
head; chief; boss; leader
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
successful person; success
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
command; lead; generalship; leadership
gradually; slowly but steadily
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
shellfish; seashell; shell
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to cover fully; to wrap around
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
conduct; behavior; behaviour
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
stimulating; exciting; provocative
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government