ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to move forward; to move on
had better ...; had better not ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spirit; heart; disposition
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop