the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
looking on (somebody) as hostile
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sympathy; empathy; response
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in one's own way or style
world; society; people; the public
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
no matter how much time passes
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
indeed; really; truly; very much
a little; a bit; slightly
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
affectation; showiness; pretence
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)