progress; being under way
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
gardening; puttering around in the garden
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
back street; back alley; off-street
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
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
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another