defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
Rapin; LaPan; Lapin (e.g.Suzuki car); Lapan
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to repeat; to do something over again
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
invitation; introduction; temptation