stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
way of speaking; intimation
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
suddenly; all of a sudden
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend