to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
please sit down; please have a seat
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is not (like that) either
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
don't you think?; indicates question
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
intelligence or information network