endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to be worried; to be troubled
hey there; I say; see here
(some) more; even more; longer; further
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
why; how; for what reason
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
such; like that; that sort of
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
results; record; grades; marks
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
senior high school; high school
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
moment; brief space of time
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
soon; shortly; before long
again; once more; a second time
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy