dominion; territory; possession
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
being the only loser; losing by oneself
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
on one hand; on the other hand
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to subsist; to keep on living
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be kind to; to treat kindly