to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
one by one; one after another; successively
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
one breath; chug!; drink!
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to snatch from; to steal from
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
your husband; her husband
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
Geel (Belgium); Hale (Britain); Geer; Hail; Heer
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest