no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
residence; housing; residential building
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
custom-built home; built-to-order house
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
point in common; common feature
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
decorative lights; illumination
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
I see; that's right; indeed
curious; strange; unusual
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
such; like that; that sort of
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange