development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
existence; being; life; survival
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
countermeasure; counter-measure
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
imagination; supposition; guess
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
heated (e.g. debate); passionate