near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be dried out; to be parched
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
comparatively; relatively
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
advanced level; high grade; senior
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
main force; chief object; mainline
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
lost article; something forgotten
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
novel; original; new; innovative
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
otherwise; if not; or else
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look