to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to feel sick; to be nauseated
to boost; to force up; to push up
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
father and mother; parents
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
students attending lectures
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run out (e.g. of the room)
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)