(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
considerably; fairly; quite
danger; peril; hazard; risk
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)