to have a hard time of it
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
since when; from when; how long
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to use X as a selling point
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)