physical work; manual labour (labor)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
moving about; stirring about
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance