two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
slow; dull; stupid; sluggish; lazy; tedious
sense of smell; olfaction
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
without trouble; easily; readily
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
flight; desertion; escape
convenient; handy; useful
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to be able to manage somehow or other
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
this one; with this; in this way
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration