unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
maintenance; preservation; improvement
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
this and that; one thing and another
interference; meddling; butting in
different thing; another question; different case
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
at least; at most; (even) just
choices; alternatives; options
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
court lady; lady-in-waiting
economical; efficient; lean; compact
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air