to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reason; cause; circumstances
general; popular; common; typical
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
troubled face; worried expression
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
is something that; is that which
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be lacking in options; to be too few
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of