tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to sit for an examination
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
fourth day of the month; four days
throughout; all through; right through
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
succeeding; following; trailing; next
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to examine someone's expression
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to throw into; to dump in together
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to cross the line; to go too far
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly