advantage; benefit; profit; interest
water's edge; beach; shore
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
calm; composed; leisurely
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
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
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
covered with; stained; smeared
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
cards in one's hand; one's hand
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
scattering (in all directions)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful