compensation; equivalent value; consideration
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
free (of charge); gratuitous
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
there are no rebels without reasons
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
even if not; even without
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
long ago; already; a long time ago
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
heavy concentration; overconcentration
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of