to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
every month; monthly; month by month
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
successor; replacement; second wife
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
restlessly; in continuous motion
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
bank; banking institution
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside