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
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
reaction; response; reaction
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to triumph; to be elated with success
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
personal; individual; private
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)