to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to repeat; to be frequent
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
training; drill; practice; discipline
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
height (of body); stature
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
looking pale; looking unwell
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
only recently; just of late
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point