this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cooperation; collaboration
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
future (usually near); prospects
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
both; both sides; both parties
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy