running continuously; firing in rapid succession
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to kill; to choke the life out of
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
lightly; easily; carelessly
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful