disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
dealing with; coping with
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
problematization; making an issue of (something); becoming a problem; becoming an issue
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
separate; respective; different
alternately; by turns; one after the other
bolt from the blue; great surprise
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
at a young age; while still young
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
every evening; every night
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to palm off; to force a sale
customer traffic; customers; custom
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
just who do you think you are?
though; even if; whether ... or ...