failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
pessimism; negative thinking
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
washing machine (laundry)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
solitude; loneliness; isolation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
digital versatile disc; DVD
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
section manager; section chief
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be opposite; to face each other
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
business trip; official trip
absence; disregard; indifference
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start