back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
going through great pains in vain
waste of effort; thankless task
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to head home; to leave for home
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(social) position; status
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
striking; remarkable; considerable
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
because of; owing to; due to
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
rather; sooner; preferably
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
coincident with; while; simultaneously
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to entrust; to leave to a person
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
decision; determination; resolution
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while