to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
just past noon; afternoon
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
something like ...; something called ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
fax; facsimile; fax machine
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
favorite; favourite; habitually used
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be intimate with; to befriend
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
to sit for an examination
martial arts school situated in a town
third stage; three stages