very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
the Industrial Revolution
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
leaving a matter to chance
plump; with a thud; heavily
espresso (coffee); expresso
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
full throttle; full power
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
powerful medicine; strong poison
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to provide; to arrange; to install
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
bill (at a restaurant); check
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)