attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
distinction; differentiation; classification
if you do this; if this is the case
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
single word; a few words; brief comment
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to have an eye on; to zero in on
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be able to manage somehow or another
one way or the other; either way