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