my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
otherwise; or else; if not
if you think about it; come to think of it
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
this sort of; this type of
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
large amount of money; great cost
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
that's the way it is; such is life
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
yen (currency of Japan); circle
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
inside; interior; inner part
interior; inside; internal
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to stop (plug) one's ears
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
prickling; stinging; tingling
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn