the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
just above; right overhead
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
several minutes; a few minutes
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants