place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
that's the way it is; such is life
(not) even once; (not) ever
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
if you think about it; come to think of it
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rough sketch used as a guideline for a picture
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to add (to); to add on; to append
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
in the meanwhile; during the time
tedious; boring; being fed up with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
worldly affairs; ways of the world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)