standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
don't you think?; indicates question
sharply; harshly; stingingly
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
that is to say; so that means
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls