to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to have no chance (of succeeding)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
beforehand; in advance; previously
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
fair and square; open and aboveboard
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to pick up; to find; to gather
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
full throttle; full power
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
autumn festival; fall festival