spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to thrust before; to thrust at
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
nightlife; night amusements
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
step in a Japanese entranceway
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
moment by moment; hour by hour
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
sunlight; rays of the Sun
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints