diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
planning; project; plan; design
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
farming; agriculture; cultivation
animal husbandry; livestock industry
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
hidden room; secret chamber
to find out; to discover; to detect
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
creeping; crawling; sneaking
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
rare; extraordinary; singular
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
it is I who should say so
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience