to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass (of time); to elapse
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to be able to manage somehow or another
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
written request for permission to leave early (school, work, etc.)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing