distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(turned out) all right in the end
free (of charge); gratuitous
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
there is nothing; having nothing
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
single word; a few words; brief comment
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
daihinmin; daifugō; card game similar to President
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
another school; other schools
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school