to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
preparation; arrangements
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
previous engagement; prior contract
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
large tree; big tree; huge tree
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
thought; consideration; thinking
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
had better ...; may as well ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
natto (fermented soybeans)