to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
loitering on the way; wayside grass
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
from the viewpoint of; according to
suited figure; person in a suit
behind; in the rear; in back
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
light; faint; pale; fleeting
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
third day of the month; three days
since one was born; (in) all one's life
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
several weeks; a few weeks
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
cancellation of a contract
cooperation; collaboration
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself