a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sympathy; compassion; pity
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
nothing but; none other than
several weeks; a few weeks
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
personal; individual; private
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
memory-making; making memories
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be