being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
going to and fro; back and forth
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
delay; putting off; procrastination
in perfect form; going swimmingly
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
around there; that area; that; that matter; about that much; approximately that amount
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to talk; to carry meaning
by itself; automatically; naturally
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
storage room; store room; lumber room
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
slightly heavy; a little heavy
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil