to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
place; situation; position; location
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
selection; choice; picking out
serious; not joking; straight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for