to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to mix; to stir; to blend
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be charged with a mission
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
successfully; with success
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to sniff out; to get wind of
professional killer; hit man
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP