was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to shout (in anger); to yell
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
with a start; with a jump
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
in succession; one after another
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to make do errands; to set to scutwork