scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
having not the slightest idea
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to give directions; to issue instructions
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to call together; to convene
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
back row; last row; rearmost row
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to have sex; to bang someone
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
sympathy; compassion; pity
in that manner; like that
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
at a loss for words; stumped for words
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
dynamics mark; dynamics marking
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug