greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
interval; break; pause; spare moment
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
society; the world; the times
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
no exception; without exception; always the same
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
almost every day; almost daily
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
surrounding at a distance
curious; strange; unusual
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal