bored; having nothing to do; idle
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
environment; circumstance
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one's (living) environment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
double; twice (as much); twofold
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
police officer; policeman; constable
lately; recently; nowadays
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
reservation; putting on hold; deferment