to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to subsist; to keep on living
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
in the same manner as before; the same as always
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
suffix for familiar person
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
living room (Western style); sitting room
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stairs; stairway; staircase
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run down (stairs, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
waiting for the traffic lights to change
start of work; commencement; opening
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat