apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
delicious; appetizing; appetising
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
sunlight filtering through trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to look upwards; to look up
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
good-for-nothing; worthless
incident; affair; happening; event
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
slave traffic; slave dealer
to dispose of; to sell off
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
(short) rest; breather; break
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
technique; art; skill; move
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented