future (usually near); prospects
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
peace; peace sign; V sign
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
stairs; stairway; staircase
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
telephone bill; telephone rate
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
phone duty; being on call
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
single word; a few words; brief comment
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how long; how much; to what extent
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
author; writer; novelist; artist
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
female university student; female college student
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk