so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
way (of doing); manner; method; means
how many times; how often
to make merry; to be festive
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
simply; merely; only; solely
state of mind; mentality; psychology
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)