observation; survey; watching
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
war; fighting; fierce competition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
how many people; a number of people
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
barcode; bar code; comb-over (hairstyle)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
(feeling of) indigestion; upset stomach