stepwise; one step at a time
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
absence; disregard; indifference
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
stirring; slight movement
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
concreteness; feasibility
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to shake off; to throw off
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
tension; mental strain; nervousness
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
reopening; resumption; restarting
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
diagnosis; medical examination
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to tower above; to stand out
simply; merely; only; solely
literature; books (reference); document
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale