person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
on and after; from ... onward; since
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
since then; from that time; ever since
inside one's heart; in one's mind
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
(traffic) congestion; heavy traffic
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
for your information; I'm telling you
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to squeeze out; to wring out
murder; killing; murderer