to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to gain fame; to make one's name
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
process; course; mechanism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
willpower; energy; vitality
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
way out; means to escape; escape route
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
the opposite sex; isomerism
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
use; utilization; utilisation; application
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)