to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
elopement; running away with a lover
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
complete change; about-face
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
minimum; at the very least
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
being very busy; busyness
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
suddenly; all of a sudden
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)