examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
setting off (on a trip); departure
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to save; to leave over; to spare
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
self-discipline; self-improvement
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
one grain; one drop; one bead
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
street; quarter; district; area
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
trip story; vacation story
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
lacking a plan; haphazard