to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
(not so) much; (not) very
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to apologize; to apologise
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
older sister; elder sister
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get strong; to gain strength