one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
cut; reduction; curtailment
to be in danger of; to be liable to
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
dark of the night; darkness of the night
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
all night; throughout the night
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
chart; diagram; graph; figure
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to put one's strength into
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
total eclipse of the Moon
desperately; for one's dear life
how many years; how long; what year
emotional strength; force of will
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
dark clouds; black clouds
ray of hope; glimmer of hope