indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
firm; strong; solid; stable
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to push aside; to push one's way through
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
failure; mistake; blunder
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to begin purchasing; to purchase
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to lose sight of; to miss
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much