match (for lighting a fire)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
brand-new article; new item
is that so?; I see; right; oh
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
this world; this life; world of the living
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to repeat; to do over again
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for