victory or defeat; match; contest; game
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
leopard (Panthera pardus)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how long; how much; to what extent
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
by myself; in person; by oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood