to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
admiration; being impressed (by)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
human; human-like; as a person
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
second marriage; remarriage
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot