race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
why; how; for what reason
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
otherwise; or else; if not
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
ray (of light); beam; light
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
somewhere; in some respects; in some way