long distance; long haul; long-distance race
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
though; even if; whether ... or ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
very loud volume; megavolume
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily