spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
had better ...; had better not ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
serves you right!; see what happens!
to subsist; to keep on living
master; teacher; stable master
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life