to take a breath; to take a short rest
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to make merry; to be festive
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
after staying up all night
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
way out; means to escape; escape route
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
how many years; how long; what year
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to collapse; to flop (onto)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(another's) daughter; young lady
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
by myself; in person; by oneself