volunteer group; volunteer organization
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
obstruction of business; interference with business
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
expiration of term of office
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
head; brains; intellect; understanding
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely