to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
very busy (person or thing)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
three; three years of age
holding two or more positions concurrently
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
press; print shop; printing office
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to get help; to enlist aid
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
in perfect form; going swimmingly
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
wife and children; (arch.) wife