to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
system; organization; organisation; architecture
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
while alive; during one's lifetime
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
magic; sorcery; incantation
dealing with; coping with
association; society; organization; organisation
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical