perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
chief vassal; senior statesman
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
number of times; frequency; count
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
willpower; energy; vitality
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze