to pass (of time); to elapse
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
tool; implement; means; furniture
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
here and there; in places
excretion; discharge; excrement
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
long ago; already; a long time ago
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
joint; seam; joining point