spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
particularly; only; in the case of
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lie down; to throw oneself down
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
dark clouds; black clouds
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
now that; since; so long as; because
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to have one's horizons broadened
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
competing; competition; auction
no matter how much time passes
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this world; this life; world of the living
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid