brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
training; drill; practice; discipline
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
ten (long cylindrical things)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
objection; dissent; protest
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
scattered; separated; dispersed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
thought; consideration; thinking
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing