query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to have troubles; to have concerns
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
you could say that; that might be so
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
7th day of the month; seven days
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
January; first month of the lunar calendar
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
21st day of the month; 21 days
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
storehouse; warehouse; godown
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen