study; research; investigation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
act of mercy; helping another person
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
way; method; means; resource; course
throwaway; disposable; single-use
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
how long; how far; how much
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to die; to lay down life's burden
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how long; how far; how much
war; fighting; fierce competition
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to beat to death; to kill
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma