competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
fish salted and dried overnight
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who