first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
ass; arse; buttocks; rear; end
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to feel oneself indebted to
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
particularly; only; in the case of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to look down on; to make light of
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
feeling keenly; fully realizing
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)