given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
the way back; the way home; return trip
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
shoes strictly prohibited
vacant house; unoccupied house
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
doing whatever one pleases
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid