poor health; ill health; unhealthy
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
losing weight; slimming; lean person
fluke; chance; unexpected event; lucky shot (e.g. in billiards)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
dismissal; sacking; discharge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to break the silence; to break one's silence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
companion; partner; spouse
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat