in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
as long as one's strength lasts
to sit down; to take a seat
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to kill; to defeat; to beat
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
joints; points (of a speech)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to turn up (one's face or a card)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
a step; short distance; short time
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
cableway; ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
late at night; small hours of the morning
mistress; lover; prostitute
good-looking woman; concubine
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)