to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to subsist; to keep on living
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
each time it happens; at all such times
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
such; this sort of; like this
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
existence; being; presence
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
student (esp. a university student)
and; thereupon; because of that