office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
man; male; masculine gender
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
operation; functioning; running
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
rainy; showery; inclement
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
endurance; perseverance; patience
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
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance