notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
still (continuing); as ever; further
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
meaning; significance; sense
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
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
at once; immediately; right now
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only