victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
silence (not speaking); muteness
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
as before; as ever; as it was originally
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
at least; at most; (even) just
to turn towards; to point
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
retreating figure; appearance from behind
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
way; method; means; resource; course
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
single word; a few words; brief comment