sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
commodore; brigadier general
military personnel; soldier
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to increase in value; to gain prestige
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to call again; to call someone back
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(period of) a year; during an era
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love