since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
not worth considering; out of the question
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(death from) starvation; starving to death
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to sniff out; to get wind of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old