like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
overall; general; as a whole
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
at long distance; in long intervals
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
gloomy and depressing; mournful
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands