giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
the way of karate; karate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
withdrawal of loan credit (e.g. by a bank); retraction of credit; insistence on repayment
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
another dimension; different level; whole other level
body and soul; mind and body
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
covered with; stained; smeared
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
underhand throw; submarine pitch
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug