pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris); X-ray tetra
recuperation; medical treatment
difficult problem; challenge
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
programme; program; plans; arrangements
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to refuse; to decline; to deny
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
separate; scattered; apart
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
many; much; plenty; hardly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to crumble away; to collapse
to come and go; to go back and forth
so; like this; in this way
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess