(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to be flexible; to be accommodating
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
generation; the world; the age
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to use X as a selling point
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
resentment; indignation; anger
close to the wall; alongside the wall
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
at a moment's notice; readily
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring