victory or defeat; match; contest; game
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
impossible; unlikely; improbable
cooperation; collaboration
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
when; how soon; how long until
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
general election (of the lower house)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
putting out the light; switching off the light
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
wedded life; married life
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case