meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
physical condition; state of health
environment; circumstance
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
even if not; even without
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
clear; precise; definite; distinct
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
I couldn't care less; not caring less
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
decision; determination; resolution
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
equality; uniformity; evenness
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule