matter of time; question of time
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
lately; recently; nowadays
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(some) more; even more; longer; further
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be annoying; to be troublesome
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe