maid; helper; help; assistance
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
else; in addition; besides
at a loss for words; stumped for words
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
karōshi; death from overwork
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to put someone to work; to make someone work
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
absence from work without permission
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
victim; injured party; sufferer
to increase; to add to; to augment
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to become dim; to become blurred