to set (sun); to become dark
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
big leakage; uncontained leak
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest