fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fee; charge; rate; material
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to speak; to hear a voice
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
anxiety (about the future)
common people; ordinary people; masses
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to make an appearance; to show up
irritation; annoyance; frustration
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to not believe one's ears
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
free agency; free contract; free booking; freelance
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
somehow; for some reason or other
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase