miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
small piece; fragment; bit
to get between; to be caught in
how long; how much; to what extent
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
alone; unaided; away from home
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to show signs of; to appear
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
for many days; for several days
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
praise; glorification; extolment
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
different opinion; objection
to gain weight; to put on weight
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to escape from; to get out
nature; property; disposition
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pretension; conceit; hubris
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge