retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
amount of money; sum of money
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
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.)
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
one day; (on) a certain day
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy