to attempt; to test; to try out
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to overdo; to do too much
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
spirit; heart; disposition
since when; from when; how long
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
being too late; losing one's final chance
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
pitch dark; total darkness
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss