to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to comfort; to console; to amuse
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become possible; to become able to (do)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
all; entire; whole; altogether
results; record; grades; marks
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
review (of learned material); revision
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly