to suffer; to groan; to be worried
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
height (of body); stature
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
conviction; belief; confidence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
yearned for; longed for; missed
to use up all one's strength
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to jump up and down; to hop
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to wash away; to rinse off
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
momentous (crucial) decision
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
in order; in turn; one by one