loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
pale; pallid; bluish-white
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
as before; as ever; as it was originally
preparatory phase; preparatory period
horseplay; fooling around
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to complain; to make a complaint
to throw oneself (into an activity)
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to flare up; to burst into flames
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched