painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
living room (Western style); sitting room
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to approach; to draw near
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
modesty; humility; being humble
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
cold reception; inhospitality
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o