busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
searching for someone; search for a missing person
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
beginning; outset; first; onset
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
way; method; means; resource; course
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to dispose of; to sell off
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
transfer; assignment; conveyance
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
all; entire; whole; altogether