tedious; boring; being fed up with
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
whispering into a person's ear
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to get strong; to gain strength
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
as you see; as you can see
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
studies; schoolwork; classwork
principal occupation; core business
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be prolonged; to drag on
decisive battle of brief duration
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
chance (of success); odds
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be on the right track; to go well