unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
cooperation; collaboration
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
point in common; common feature
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
expression; presentation; representation; notation
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to surround; to crowd around
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo