trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
infant; baby; little child
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be helpful; to be useful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
something like ...; something called ...
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
locational advantage; advantageous position
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly