to compete with; to vie for
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
item; something that one "just has to have"
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
do-or-die game; crucial contest
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
royal; loyal; royal custard; custard royale
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
two times; twice; two degrees
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hooting; jeering; heckling
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips