that is to say; so that means
decline; fall; decay; withering
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
prudence; discretion; thought
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to examine someone's expression
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
anything and everything; just about everything
being too late; losing one's final chance
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
midway; halfway through; in the course of
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
to burn with combativeness
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
(how) many times; (how) often
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
ago; since; before; previous
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
one way or the other; either way
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit