sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to lose one's way; to get lost
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
13th day of the month; 13 days
late at night; small hours of the morning
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
14th day of the month; 14 days
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
without eating or drinking
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to lose sight of; to miss
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
critical condition; being on the verge of death
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
on duty; at work; while working
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
madness; craziness; insanity
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
one difficulty; one danger
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(not) even once; (not) ever
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor