to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
light; easy; non-serious; minor
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
store interior; inside of a shop
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
only recently; just of late
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
phonograph record; gramophone record
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
inferior goods; faulty item
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap