to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
without cause; without reason
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
studio apartment; studio flat
earnings from a part-time job
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
in the end; at the end of the day
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
changing post (department, club, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mass communication; mass media
company; corporation; workplace
being very busy; busyness
to have a meal; to take a meal