price increase; rise in price
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
point in common; common feature
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
himself; yourself; herself
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be manageable; to be able to handle
successful bid; winning a tender
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to offer for sale; to put on the market
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
arrangement; pact; agreement
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
actor; actress; player; performer
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
urban areas; the streets; town; city
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded