to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
port city; harbor city; harbour city
getting on board; sailor; seaman
illustration (e.g. book); picture
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one by one; one after another; successively
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
being on the ropes; losing ground
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
title; index; heading; headline; caption
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
every evening; every night
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
route; way; course; directions
convenient thing; harmonious, well-made thing; things always work out
confusion; distraction; derangement
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt