for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be assiduous in one's business
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
personal feelings; self-interest
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
anxiety (about the future)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
pride; dignity; self-worth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise