to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
worthless thing; trivial thing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to settle (in a place); to settle down
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
human relations; personal relationships
interruption; suspension; break
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
warmly; cordially; with tender care
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible