origin; source; beginning; starting point
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
shyness; bashfulness; shame
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
global maximum; greatest value
to jump at; to be attracted by
to some extent; to a certain extent
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
very; greatly; exceedingly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
box-office takings; box-office revenue
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
general public; the masses