speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to take a breath; to take a short rest
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
originally; by nature; from the start
outside of; not covered by
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
old couple; elderly couple
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
that day; the very same day
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
overlooking; turning a blind eye
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth