scattered animal feed; ground bait
tag (children's game); tig
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to lend an ear to; to listen to
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
although I say; although one might say; although called
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
looking on from afar; being a spectator
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
great difference; major mistake
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
windfall; piece of good luck
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless