to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
pardon me for leaving (first)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to have a talk; to tell a story
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
apparent; obvious; very clear
even if not; even without
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
this and that; one thing or another
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region