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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hey there; I say; see here
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
armchair theory; impracticable theory
changing completely; transformation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path