to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to complete decisively; to do to completion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to lose heart; to lose motivation
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
everybody; every last one of them; all
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
without leaving any trace
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
sooner or later; in time; eventually
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
so what!; who gives a damn?
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
field overseer; site foreman
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to need; to demand; to take; to require
position; job; employment; opening