spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
the other day; lately; recently
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
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)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not