total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
verbal message; word (from someone)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
(not) even once; (not) ever
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
surroundings; circumference
fast-talking; rapid talking
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
entrance; admission; entering
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
the same night; that night
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to look forward to something
overall victory; championship
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
personality; style; appearance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery