to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to not believe one's ears
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
true character; true heart; true spirit
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
one thin flat object; one sheet
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object