Mencari

だけましだ

It’s better than; One should feel grateful for ~

てみる

Try somethjng

がたい

very difficult to; hard to ~

くせして

Although; Despite the fact that; Even though ~

くする/にする/ようにする

to make something ~, to decide on, to try to; to make sure that ~

とく

To do something in advance

そばから

as soon as; right after​ ~

でも

Even if ... still

めったに～ない

hardly; rarely; seldom

それとも

or; or else ~

だけは

To do all that one can

そういえば

come to think of it; now that you mention it ~