to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
(period of) a year; during an era
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
mixed race; mixed parentage
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
advance; moving forward; progress
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
Japanese style; Japanese fashion