hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to repeat; to do something over again
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(some) more; even more; longer; further
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
study; research; investigation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
Japan's best; number one in Japan
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
name; given name; first name
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about