interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
one way or the other; either way
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
several weeks; a few weeks
that's a different matter; that's a different story
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
periodic; regular; routine
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
vitality; energy; dynamism
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
every evening; night after night
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to carry around; to carry on one's person
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)