puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to spend time (on doing something)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to keep in mind; to memorize
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to deal with a large number
good feeling; feeling good
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
hereabouts; around there; that area
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
day after day; day by day
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
each (every) time; whenever
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
besides; in addition; also; moreover
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage