deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
ago; since; before; previous
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
division by 1000; one-thousandth
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
source of revenue; financial supporter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
arbitration; intercession; mediation
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
half and half; fifty-fifty
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
act of mercy; helping another person
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
length (of an animal); body length
two (long cylindrical things)