job hunting; job searching
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
depression; low spirits; dejection
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
aimlessly; without a goal
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
drifting; drift; being adrift
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
reason; logic; method; system; order
running water; flowing water; stream
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to squint (one eye); to narrow
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
giving rise to the desire to save all sentient beings; praying; prayer
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal