huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
adverse circumstances; adversity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
it's no joke; gimme a break!
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
difficult to ...; hard to ...
female friend; woman friend
woman; female; feminine gender
please; somehow or other; one way or another
health; healthy; sound; fit
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
surely; certainly; without doubt
serious look (on one's face); straight face
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
timewise; temporal; chronal
what time; (lit.) which hour
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
older brother; elder brother