companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
useless resistance; vain struggle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
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
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
in the end; at the end of the day
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
bento; Japanese box lunch
small number; few; minority
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
health management; health maintenance; health care
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
bringing; taking; carrying
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent