to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
after that (a substantive change occurred)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
narrow margin; slim margin
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
chastity; virtue; fidelity
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to close (one's eyes); to shut
watchful waiting; careful supervision
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
last ray of hope; only hope
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
unlicensed; without a license (licence)