to pass (of time); to elapse
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
beyond that point; after that
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
one meal; one meal (a day)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
content-free chat; idle gossip
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
labor; labour; manpower; working force
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
participation; joining; entry; adherence
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to pick up; to find; to gather
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
negotiations; discussions; connection
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed