towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
putting life into; animating; cheering up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
common use; communal use; sharing
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
after a long time; for the first time in a while
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
bento; Japanese box lunch
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
last night; yesterday evening
falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor