(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to spread; to be propagated
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
difference; variation; difference
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
oppressive pain; tenderness; pressure pain
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
considerably; greatly; a lot
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing