to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
end; close; finish; termination
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
classification; categorization; sorting
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
period of time; time slot; time zone
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
bento; Japanese box lunch
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting