to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
at once; immediately; right now
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
such; like that; that sort of; very
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
among these; between these; of these
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
correction; rectification; mending; repair
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay