railroad track; rail line
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
ditch next to railway track
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
powerless; helpless; incompetent
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to surround; to crowd around
at least; at most; (even) just
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
embodying; expressing concretely
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
still (continuing); as ever; further
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)