bad influence; negative influence
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
maid; helper; help; assistance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
body; body blow (in boxing)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
large biceps; well-developed biceps
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that's the way it is; such is life
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
dozens; scores of; decades
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength