to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
very; much; greatly; a lot of
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
until now; so far; up to the present
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be able to manage somehow or another
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
holding two or more positions concurrently
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to live; to make a living; to get on with
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
at least; at most; (even) just
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)