competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
wetting; love affair; lover
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
meanwhile; in the meantime
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
although I say; although one might say; although called
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
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.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to cease; to stop; to be over
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
weather forecast; weather report
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
step; stride; counter for steps
5th day of the month; five days
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
short pause; short interval