to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
absorption; suction; attraction
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
great difference; major mistake
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
how many years; how long; what year
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
time; hour; period; class
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
now that; since; so long as; because
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to subsist; to keep on living
originally; by nature; from the start
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
besides; in addition; also; moreover
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to hang one's head; to droop one's head