to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
another thing; exception; special case
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to write down; to record; to register
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
loved one; lover; sweetheart
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
entire world; whole world; world stage
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
old body; aged person; elderly person
boasting; bragging; talking big
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
living person; the living
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
state of the war; war situation