painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
gossip; corner of the mouth
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
something small; something petty; trifle
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to look away; to avert one's eyes
apparently; appears to be
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
reading aloud; recitation
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
leather shoes; leather boots
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
guard of honor; guard of honour
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
speech and conduct; words and deeds