one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
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
way out; means to escape; escape route
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
student (esp. a university student)
all present; all concerned; all of us
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
servant; manservant; menial
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
radical (of a kanji character)