crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
two times; twice; two degrees
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
common people; ordinary people; masses
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
incessant working; working non-stop
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell