having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
realistic; practical; feasible
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
something; some kind of; for some reason
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to surround; to crowd around
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to lend an ear to; to listen to