all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
by myself; in person; by oneself
to strangle; to constrict
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
fund-raising; fund collecting
(one's) quota; assignment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
himself; yourself; herself
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in one's own way or style
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
how others look at you; what others think about you
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
that; the matter in question
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
several times; several degrees
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
twice; again; second time
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to live through; to survive
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)