no sleep or rest; working day and night
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
desperation; struggle to the death
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to laugh away; to laugh off
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to have a narrow escape from death
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
evening; early night hours
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
I've got to be going; I must go
to pitch forward; to fall forward
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of