you only live once; you only have one life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
correction; revision; amendment
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
newcomer; initiate; rookie
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to tumble down; to roll down
to speak; to say; to vocalize
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
reduction in friction; lubrication
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
literally; to the letter; literal
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake