ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
arrangement; pact; agreement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
common knowledge; well-known fact
respect and affection; love and respect
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to prowl after; to keep watch on
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to lay aside; to set aside
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth