spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
marking; grading; scoring
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
population ageing (aging)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
living room (Japanese-style)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to need; to call for; to require
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
old couple; elderly couple
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
this and that; various things
physical work; manual labour (labor)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
household; home; family; housekeeping
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother