treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
program (e.g. TV); programme
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
several times; a few times
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to become pale; to turn pale
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage