large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at first; in the beginning; originally
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
so; like this; in this way
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
time; hour; period; class
objection; dissent; protest
the other day; lately; recently
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope