(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
life; living; I; me; student
how long; how far; how much
sphere; counter for balls
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sports ground; sports oval
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
after all; because; but; even; too; as well