to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
object of romantic interest
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
cosmetics; toilet articles
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
every single word and phrase; each and every word
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to hide; to keep to oneself
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent