faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
forcibly; by force; against one's will
teatime; tea break; coffee break
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
historical; traditional; historic
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
the gods of heaven and earth
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else