exceedingly; extremely; decisively
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
the same generation; coeval
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
since; henceforth; ever since
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be too numerous; to be too much
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
process; course; mechanism
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
clear; precise; definite; distinct
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness