management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to make an appearance; to show up
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to get one's head around; to think about
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
until now; so far; up to the present
to read the situation; to sense the mood
materials; data; document
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
class; heading; group; category
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate