statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to summon courage; to be brave
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
a few seconds; several seconds
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to open (one's eyes) wide
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
large amount of money; great cost
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rich person; wealthy person
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
(the) haves; those who have
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind