the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
both (people); the two of them
to get hungry; to become hungry
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to pass (of time); to elapse
don't worry about it; forget about it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to continue to do; to persist in doing
my personal (e.g. opinion)
not caring; not giving a damn
putting oneself first; prioritizing oneself
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
then; and (then); in that case; if so