to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
as a child; when one was a child
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
this is why; this means; it is the case that
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach