racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
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
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
independence; self-reliance
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
support; backing; aid; assistance
centre; center; center fielder
how long; how far; how much
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
contract; compact; agreement
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)