waste of time; killing time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
had better ...; had better not ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to thrust before; to thrust at
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
innermost depths of one's heart
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to check; to stop; to keep back
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
and; thereupon; because of that