rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
starting line; starting point
triple jump; hop, step and jump
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
local rule; house rule; ground rule
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
double track; two-track line
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to employ; to hire; to charter
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to bring back; to restore
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than