to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
perfect; complete; flawless
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to employ; to hire; to charter
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
trio; gang of three; threesome
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
even if; even though; however; no matter how
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner