perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rubbing one's hands together
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
please; somehow or other; one way or another
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
trouble; quarrel; dispute
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
firmly rooted; deep-seated
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless