state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
leisure; leisure time; spare time
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
successfully; with success
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
very likely; very probable
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
I don't want to boast but
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
one's physical safety; personal security
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
outside of; not covered by
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that