given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(not) even once; (not) ever
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sad to say; how sad; alas
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
manners; behavior; behaviour
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down