to do one's best; to put forth every effort
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
snake; serpent; large snake
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to have (something) innate; to be born with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
in one's own way or style
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
sudden change; complete change
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive