to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
such ... as; or some such
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness