very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
very likely; very probable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
until now; so far; up to the present
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pass (of time); to elapse
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
at least; at most; (even) just
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be able to manage somehow or another
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
three; three years of age
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)