to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
back side; back end; posterior; rear
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
library; book collection; paperback book
illustration (e.g. book); picture
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
degree of familiarity; popularity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to boost; to force up; to push up
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
beginning; outset; first; onset
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
originally; by nature; from the start
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)