these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
parents and siblings; one's relatives
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
very loose; slowly; leisurely
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly