drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
normal practice; proper practice
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
superiority; predominance
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to go underground; to go into hiding
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
calamity; misfortune; disaster
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
serious accident; major incident
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
student (esp. a university student)
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
quarrel; dispute; argument