to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
great success; huge success
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
usually; under usual circumstances
being startled; getting a shock
willpower; energy; vitality
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
overheating; overexcitement
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
sudden death; unexpected death
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
selling out; being sold out
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
way (of doing); manner; method; means
line; queue; procession; matrix
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to sell out; to exhaust one's stock
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
several people; a few people
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate