spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
than; from; out of; except; but; more
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to appear in the newspaper
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
alone; by oneself; on one's own
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
good; goodness; right; virtue
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...