time; hour; period; class
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
way; method; means; resource; course
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
both (people); the two of them
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
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)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
had better ...; had better not ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
not worth considering; out of the question