research project (e.g. at school); independent research
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
information; experience; knowledge; observation
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to have troubles; to have concerns
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
how others look at you; what others think about you
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
lodging host; lodging place
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing