space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
incessant working; working non-stop
physical condition; state of health
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to be found; to be discovered
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
having said that; on the other hand
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
as usual; as is one's habit
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
both; both sides; both parties
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to talk to oneself; to mutter
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tedious; boring; being fed up with
doing whatever one pleases