busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
everything; anything; nothing
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one by one; one after another; successively
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to fan; to incite; to instigate
living thing; living creature; animal; life
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
even though; despite; when
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to repeat; to do something over again
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
with these words; while saying
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead