to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
in comparison to; rather than
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
orphan; person without friends
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
fund-raising; collection of funds
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
this and that; one thing or another
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done