killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
absence; disregard; indifference
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to bury; to embed; to implant
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
one's way (ahead); one's path
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
slightly early; just before
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to bubble; to foam; to froth
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
just one person; only one
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
personification; impersonation; embodiment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off