to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
number of times; frequency; count
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
development; exploitation
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
observation; survey; watching
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)