miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
study room; study hall; learning room
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
leaving a matter to chance
national road; national highway
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
crossed eyes; convergent strabismus
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to pay the bill; to settle an account
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
right in the middle (of); midst; height
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
work-in-progress; working state
stage scenery; set; backdrop
oblong; landscape orientation
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
reduced scale; scaling down
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip