punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
good-for-nothing; worthless
suggestion; hint; implication
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
recuperation; medical treatment
weekly publication; weekly magazine
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
somehow; for some reason or other
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to degenerate; to lapse into
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
one day; (on) a certain day
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with