you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
decision; determination; resolution
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unqualified; without qualifications
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
resignation; acceptance; consolation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to be blessed with children
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
in the meanwhile; during the time
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
choices; alternatives; options
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
person concerned; interested party; related party
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
how many years; how long; what year
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work