the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to pass (of time); to elapse
don't worry about it; forget about it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
attack; assault; attempt; try
to continue to do; to persist in doing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
not caring; not giving a damn
preference; priority; precedence
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
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case