to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
of no interest; not interested
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
sense of values; values; value system
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth