important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
it seems so; that's what it looks like
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
such; this sort of; like this
personal grudge; personal enmity
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
although I say; although one might say; although called
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
every person; each one; everybody
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the future; future prospects
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
supply; supplying; replenishment
handling cargo; loading and unloading
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)