spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
that day; the very same day
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
too much; excessively; too
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
failure; mistake; blunder
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
comfort; consolation; diversion
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn