to go past; to pass; to pass by
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to move forward; to move on
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to become better; to improve
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
just above; right overhead
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
again and again; repeatedly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently