victory or defeat; match; contest; game
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
classical elegance; antiquity
that is to say; so that means
shellfish; seashell; shell
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
to concern; to be related
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
popular name; common name; given name
beginning; outset; first; onset
representative; exemplary; model
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
discovery; detection; finding
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
older sister; lass; young lady