to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
foresight; forethought; far-sighted plan; planning ahead
personal feelings; self-interest
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be too numerous; to be too much
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
characteristic; feature; special quality
deed; act; work; performance
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
complicated and mysterious
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to approach; to draw near
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on