the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
everyday life; daily life
yen (currency of Japan); circle
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
control; check; restraint; inhibition
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
management; administration; operation
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
ending up right back where one started