to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
someone; a certain person
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
playing a part in one's own play, film, etc.; directing one's own play, film, etc.
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
several minutes; a few minutes
supervised; under surveillance
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
independent action; acting alone
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around