(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
next; secondly; subsequently
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
item; something that one "just has to have"
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
function; facility; faculty; feature
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
crash; kurash (wrestling)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
first place; head position; leading position
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to take over; to hand over
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
reopening; resumption; restarting
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)