to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(clenched) fist; knuckles
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
in the meanwhile; during the time
while; during; performed in this condition
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
one eye; one of one's eyes
to be opposite; to face each other
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
tension; mental strain; nervousness
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
number of characters; number of letters; word count
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
and yet; though; when; in spite of
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
very much; very many; more and more
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark