fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
distant look; faraway look
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
even so; anyhow; at any rate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
a great variety of; diversity
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
unproductive; counterproductive
to be born; to come into the world
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
no loss or gain; coming out even
clear; precise; definite; distinct
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus