spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to talk; to carry meaning
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
corpulence; fatness; obesity
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
monetary; financial; pecuniary
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
pensive (or worried) look on one's face