the person in question; the person themselves; said person
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
another; different; something else
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
how many years; how long; what year
real experience; actual observations
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
how; in what way; how about
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
a few seconds; several seconds
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
the world in general; society; convention
sense of values; values; value system
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
class; heading; group; category
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")