statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
counter for choices, options, etc.
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
senior high school; high school
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
very; extremely; excessively
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pessimism; disappointment
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to subsist; to keep on living
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend