to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
slight; thin; on the weak side
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
partly open; in half bloom
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
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
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
the whole day; all the day
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in