at that time; in those days
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
though; notwithstanding; although
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
entreaty; supplication; petition
commuting to school; school commute
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
simply put; putting it simply
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards