starting pistol; starter pistol
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
while; even though; despite
all night long; all through the night
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
rather; better; instead; if anything
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
junior high school student; middle school pupil
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
failure is the mother of success
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to relax; to feel at home
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve