without cause; without reason
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to attempt; to test; to try out
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
studies; schoolwork; classwork
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
on the way home from work; returning from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely