to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be needed; to be wanted
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
three; three years of age
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to grant someone's request
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
self-consciousness; self-awareness
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
metre; meter; meter; gauge
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
two (long cylindrical things)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
double; twice (as much); twofold
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack