fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
favourable wind; favorable wind
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
human relations; personal relationships
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
righteousness; justice; right
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten