like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
original intention; initial resolution
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
opinion; intention; thought
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
old friend; familiar face
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
leaving school during a term
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
number of copies; circulation
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
clicking; clopping; clacking
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to care for someone; to look after someone
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
in the meanwhile; during the time
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
button (clothing); push-button
world; society; people; the public
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)