hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
several weeks; a few weeks
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
how many years; how long; what year
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sudden change; complete change
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to take over; to hand over
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to feel oneself indebted to
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
genuine article; real thing; real deal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to tower above; to stand out
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage