when it becomes; when it comes to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
planned; scheduled; systematic
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fragment; one of the group or party
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
three; three years of age
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
beginning; outset; first; onset
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
settlement; solution; resolution
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster