competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
look!; there!; here!; that is
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
police officer; policeman; constable
older sister; elder sister