octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
long ago; already; a long time ago
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
principle of laissez-faire
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
if it is the case that ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to begin; to set about; to start
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
review; reconsideration; revision
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section