on the occasion of; at the time of
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
remainder; the rest; what is left
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
calamity; disaster; misfortune
cosmos; garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster
personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
pessimistic view of life; pessimism
source of worry; source of distress
work style; way of working
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (at the end of the day)
to abandon oneself to grief
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal