to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
stepwise; one step at a time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
until now; so far; up to the present
invisibly; secretly; privately
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
chilly; unpleasantly cold
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
since when; from when; how long
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
that's true; of course; obviously
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
silence (not speaking); muteness
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
world; society; people; the public
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of