to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
you (plural); all of you; you all
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
devoted; self-sacrificing
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
such ... as; or some such
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
report; notification; registration
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
son of a bitch; piece of shit
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean