tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
attack; assault; attempt; try
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination