tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
retry; another try; another go
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
painting all over; covering in paint
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
company president; manager; director
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
great difference; major mistake
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
than; from; out of; except; but; more