such ... as; or some such
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
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
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
much less; to say nothing of
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
right to choose; a say; option
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
that is to say; so that means
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sentence structure; grammatical construction
smoothly; easily; readily
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
conviction; belief; confidence
to get strong; to gain strength
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
although I say; although one might say; although called
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
leader; central personage
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
present; current; in operation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
sharing; division; draw; tie
primary school; elementary school; grade school
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person