to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become pale; to turn pale
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
long ago; a long time ago; already
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
number one; first; best; most; game; round
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thought; consideration; thinking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
radiant smile; contented smile
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)