chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
honorific affix; honorific prefix
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
very careful; thoroughly prepared
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
about this time; about now
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
lump of snow; snowpack; chunk of snow
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with