to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
falling over; toppling sideways
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
inside; interior; inner part
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
last week; the week before
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
vicious circle; vicious cycle
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels