to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to need; to call for; to require
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
unedited remarks; frank opinions
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
without; unless; have to do
desperately; for one's dear life
just managing; with great difficulty
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
water vapour; water vapor; steam
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type