rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
body and soul; mind and body
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
pioneer; settler; colonist
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
memories; recollections; reminiscence
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
may ... be with you; may there be ...
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
moving; stirring; emo; sad; erotic in a disgusting way