unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to jar; to creak; to grate
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to sink (into); to get depressed
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
place; situation; position; location
to rock; to shake; to swing
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to fly around; to scatter
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
stingy; cheap; very frugal
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously