using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
by means of; due to; because of; according to
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
pride; dignity; self-worth
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
now; the present time; just now; another; more
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become