flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
secret; private; surreptitious
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
be (that) as it may; having said that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
severe; strict; tough; hard
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(not so) much; (not) very
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
very great; enormous; serious