vitality; energy; dynamism
to squeeze out; to wring out
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
like this; in this way; as you see
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
there is nothing; having nothing
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
at least; at most; (even) just
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
if so; in that case; in that situation
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
little by little; bit by bit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
coherence; order; focus; point
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this