rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
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)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be found; to be discovered
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
day in and day out; all the time
frequent; densely packed; thick
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve