trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
wounded person; injured person
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
killing two birds with one stone
degree of attention; profile
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
such; like that; that sort of
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
to shave off; to scrape off
to fulfill one's responsibilities
reception hours; opening hours
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
this and that; various things
by sheer strength; by brute force
starting point; starting line
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry