being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
twice; again; second time
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
club budget; club expense
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
gastritis; gastric catarrh
hospitalization; hospitalisation
adviser; advisor; consultant
demotion; relegation; downgrading
collective responsibility; joint liability
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
for a while; for some time; for a period
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to have an idea; to have a clue
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)