to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
decomposition; ulceration
playing in the mud; playing with mud
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to come face to face (with)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be