defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
beginning; outset; first; onset
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
invitation; introduction; temptation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
everybody; every last one of them; all
to make merry; to be festive
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
metre; meter; meter; gauge
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to be forward; to be impertinent
red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
I don't want to boast but
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which