to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
meteor swarm; meteor shower
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
impossible; unlikely; improbable
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
together; mutually; fellow
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours