estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
future (usually near); prospects
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
something like ...; something called ...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
speech; expression; wording; language
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
together; at the same time; same; identical
apparent; obvious; very clear
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
pregnancy; conception; gestation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
training; drill; practice; discipline
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
by myself; in person; by oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
working adult; full-fledged member of society
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
back street; back alley; off-street
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
police officer; policeman; policewoman