to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
deciding the winner from a photo
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
again; once more; a second time
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health