self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
trivial; not amounting to much
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
personal digital assistant; PDA
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
weightlessness; zero gravity
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
other side; opposite side; other party
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
high laced shoes or boots
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on