Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
these guys; these fellows
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
study; diligence; discount; reduction
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
due to the fact that; because of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
feeling one gets from listening to something
about when; about what time; how soon
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
while; during (the time when)
to attempt; to test; to try out
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to happen to meet; to come across
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
contest; comparison; competition
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled