bitter experience (ordeal)
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
optimism; taking an optimistic view
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
interruption; interference; butting in
back and front; opposition in the heart
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
top of the head; crown of the head
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
stomach ache; abdominal pain
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to line up; to form a party
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
relation; connection; affinity
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone