gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
lately; recently; these days
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
such ... as; or some such
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
will not do; do not; does not