to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
business rival; professional jealousy
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
clearing one's throat; cough
sorry; excuse me; thank you
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be widely recognized; to be famous
patience; endurance; perseverance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)