to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
chair; stool; post; office; position
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
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)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
student (esp. a university student)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
after school (at the end of the day)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone