katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
distinction; differentiation; classification
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
I don't want to boast but
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
succeeding; following; trailing; next
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
good-natured; of good character
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
wide difference; a world of difference
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to mix; to stir; to blend
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
going to and fro; back and forth