body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
most part; greater part; majority
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to leave word; to leave a message
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
missing person; wanted person
Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie
even if not; even without
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)