taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
pessimism; disappointment
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to torment; to torture; to harass
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
since when; from when; how long
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to get tired out; to be exhausted
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting