cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
day after day; day by day
spine; backbone; spinal column
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
process; course; mechanism
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to pluck; to pick; to tear
desperately; for one's dear life