to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
manly; masculine; like a man
such ... as; or some such
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to talk; to chat; to chatter
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be overcome with emotion
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
genuine article; real thing; real deal
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
meaning; significance; sense
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
don't you think?; indicates question
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good humour (humor); good mood
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
in the future; another day; later