that's the way it is; such is life
hard worker; hardworking person
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
proposal; offer; request; application
all; entire; whole; altogether
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
tendency; trend; inclination
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(department) store; (department) stores
to be found; to be discovered
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
those (near the second person)
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to repeat; to do something over again
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
verbal message; word (from someone)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)