without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
roller coaster; big dipper
originally; by nature; from the start
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
dealing with; coping with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
opinion; intention; thought
absence; disregard; indifference
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
and; thereupon; because of that
how long; how far; how much
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if you think about it; come to think of it
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
determination; resolution
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up