puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just because; even if; even though
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
just one person; only one
whistle (sound made with the lips)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
journal; magazine; periodical
a few years ago; some years back
author; writer; novelist; artist
is it?; isn't it?; be; is