until now; so far; up to the present
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
how many years; how long; what year
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
very; extremely; excessively
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
all; entire; whole; altogether
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember