to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to pass (of time); to elapse
to recall; to remember; to recollect
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
you (plural); all of you; you all
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
choices; alternatives; options
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
had better ...; had better not ...
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)