to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to agree on; to agree about
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear up and throw away
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
any more; any further; any better; any longer
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize