chance (of success); odds
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
powerful spirit; power of the emperor
spirit residing in the ground
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
rising; ascending; climbing
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in the end; at the end of the day
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)