recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
serious wound; serious injury
forcibly; by force; against one's will
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
hand used like a sword in striking
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
prohibition; inhibition; ban
crying face; face of a person who is crying
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
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 pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
finish; completion; the end