to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rip out (and take); to tear out
to stare back at; to look back at
to attempt; to test; to try out
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
craving; longing; thirsting
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
is something that; is that which
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
failure; mistake; blunder
graduation ceremony; commencement
near oneself; close to one; familiar
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to be reflected in a mirror
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
university student; college student
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose