responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to jar; to creak; to grate
(with a) start; fright; alarm
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
just the other day; quite recently
every evening; night after night
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
expression; look; countenance; face
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
maid; helper; help; assistance
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
confusion; mixing; merger
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
proposal; offer; request; application
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)