dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
as if nothing had happened
to pile up; to accumulate
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
if it is (the case that ...)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to speak ill of; to disparage
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
like a part of the family
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
with a start; with a jump
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
like this; this sort; this way
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
choice; selection; option
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
in the same way as; just like
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon