approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
there is nothing; having nothing
outsider; someone outside of a group
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to relax; to feel at home
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
match; game; bout; contest
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
7th day of the month; seven days
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
television program; TV program
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
just one person; only one