day after day; day by day
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
near oneself; close to one; familiar
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
that day; the very same day
feeling of a house or a room
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to choke; to have trouble breathing
the same; the said; likewise
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to have a chill run down one's spine
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy