rival team; opposing team
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
creator; inventor; developer
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
brand name; trade name; product name
national costume; (in) native dress
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
neglecting; leaving alone
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to be the ruin of (a person)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
persecution complex; paranoia
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in