trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
timewise; temporal; chronal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
main cause; primary factor
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
(giving) instruction; initiation
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nature; property; disposition
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
opinion; point of view; visual point
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be filled to bursting; to burst
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
sports-minded; sports-oriented
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
not yet known; unknown; strange
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to lose heart; to lose motivation
life; living; I; me; student