to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
second marriage; remarriage
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
place to go; place one can go
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
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
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
(another's) daughter; young lady
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
what's that?; what the...
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
life; living; I; me; student
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
draw; tie; quits; even; square
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken