to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
apathy; lethargic state; state of lassitude
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to make sense; to be meaningful
enumeration; citation; listing
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
foolish look; stupid look
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
movie; film; motion picture
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
corridor; hallway; passageway