to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
reshuffling; job rotation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to keep (a person) waiting
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
since some time or another; since who-knows-when