to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to cause a person trouble
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
bad influence; negative influence
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
calamity; disaster; accident
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to concern; to be related
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear