futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
instant; moment; for an instant
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to shout (in anger); to yell
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
for today; for the time being
to look forward to something
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
immortal; undying; indestructible
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
be (that) as it may; having said that
review (of learned material); revision
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover