to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
pardon me for leaving (first)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
height difference; difference in elevation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to join forces; to cooperate
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
covering; protection; backing; relief
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)