effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(not) even once; (not) ever
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
go that far; to that extent
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me