useless; vain; aimless; idle
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
piling shame on top of shame
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to thrust away; to send flying
old friend; old acquaintance
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
just the other day; quite recently
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
commencing with; including
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)