difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
the same generation; coeval
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to begin talking; to open up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to some extent; to a certain extent
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
upper half of the body; upper body
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training