to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
founder; originator; pioneer
how many years; how long; what year
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
conviction; belief; confidence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
item; something that one "just has to have"
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
as before; as ever; as it was originally
stagnation; hindrance; delay
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out