to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
almost every day; almost daily
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to feel; to sense; to experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
meaning; significance; sense
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to have meaning; to be meaningful
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)