stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
level; standard; water level
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
second (unit of time); arc second
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to be intimate with; to befriend
fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
(very) patient; persevering
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to pass (of time); to elapse
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
bet; wager; stake; gamble
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)