contest; comparison; competition
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
strike while the iron is hot
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
town; city; municipal; urban
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
cheering group; cheering squad
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to talk; to carry meaning
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
senses of seeing and hearing; audiovisual
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education