to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
pregnancy; conception; gestation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
proper; respectable; decent; honest
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust