unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
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)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly