to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to devour; to bite to death
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to tear up and throw away
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
food; food products; foodstuffs
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to become vulgar; to coarsen
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to complain; to lodge a complaint
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the lion's share; the cream