to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Gender Equality In Employment Act
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
how much; how many; to what extent
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to live through; to survive
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to face on; to look out on to
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sorry; excuse me; thank you
they; those guys; those fellows
just you wait and see (as a threat)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.