vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to anticipate; to foresee
release; emission; ejection
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
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
behavior; behaviour; manner
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to pick up; to find; to gather
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
one thin flat object; one sheet
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly