mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
private affairs; personal matter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
although I say; although one might say; although called
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
being on duty; person on duty
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be silent; to say nothing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter