to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
sharing; division; draw; tie
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
aptitude; aptness; suitability
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
stochastic; probabilistic
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track