number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
fifth day of the month; five days
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
beauty contest to name Miss ...
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
physical condition; state of health
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
anything and everything; just about everything
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do