to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
rival; competitor; competition
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
to strike out; to start swimming
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
kickboard; flutterboard; float
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
degree of attention; profile
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
man; male; masculine gender
you (plural); all of you; you all
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
don't worry about it; forget about it
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
how can (one) do something
a little; a bit; slightly
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to be silent; to say nothing
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)