depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
small shot bar with an all-female staff
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
had better ...; had better not ...
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
other side; opposite side; other party
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
lately; recently; these days
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
thought; consideration; thinking
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
these guys; these fellows
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to push back; to press back; to force back
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
bento; Japanese box lunch
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common