mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
go that far; to that extent
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
how many people; a number of people
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
-less; lacking; non-existing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)