promising without due consideration
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to become possible; to become able to (do)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to begin; to set about; to start
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
secret; private; surreptitious
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
existence; possession; having; limited company
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to shake one's head (in denial)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive