failure; mistake; blunder
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to freeze; to refrigerate
killing two birds with one stone
terrain; geographical features; topography
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)