to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
routine work; everyday work
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
in the future; another day; later
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
means; way; method; measure
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to repeat; to do over again
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years