to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
what's what; heads or tails
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
serious wound; serious injury
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
survival; survivor; relic
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
scoundrel; rascal; villain
useless resistance; vain struggle
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
while; even though; despite
might is right; history is written by the victors
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days