may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hard ball; regulation ball
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
sports ground; sports oval
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to cease; to stop; to be over
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
duty; obligation; responsibility
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked