being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
in that way; like that; that way
stirring; rousing oneself
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
finding employment; getting a job
company president; manager; director
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fully armed; armed to the teeth
after staying up all night
to rush over; to run up to
everything; anything; nothing
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also