personal criticism; character sketch
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
complete change; about-face
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
very likely; very probable
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
private person; individual
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
all (there is); as long as there is
(how) many times; (how) often
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
rebirth; new birth; nascent
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
about this time; about now
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)