to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
various places; several sources
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to die; to lay down life's burden
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)