almost; roughly; approximately
control; management (e.g. of a business)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
maintenance; preservation; improvement
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
here and there; everywhere
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
touching; moving; painful
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
intelligence gathering; information gathering
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
being very busy; busyness
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
astronomical observation; stargazing
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)