that's the way it is; such is life
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
this world; this life; world of the living
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit