to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
recitation; reciting from memory
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to state; to express; to mention
(United States of) America; USA
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
clicking; clopping; clacking
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
share; portion; quota; cut
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate