to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to subsist; to keep on living
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
society; the world; the times
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anything and everything; just about everything
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
solitude; loneliness; isolation
while; even though; despite
now; the present time; just now; another; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
go that far; to that extent
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
orphanage; children's home; foster home
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault