different school (e.g. of ikebana)
broad; vast; boundless; wide
inevitable decline (decay, collapse, etc.)
wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus); Lent lily
to rank with; to rank among
difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin
favourable position (during a race; e.g. 3rd to 5th place)
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)
one's master's business; necessary business; major errands
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
vicissitudes; ups and downs
government-controlled gambling; municipally operated gambling
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
employee; employed person
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
good position; favourable situation
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
next match; next game; next contest
to vie with one's opponent
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
stable boy; stable hand; groom
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
taming; gradual habituation; leading to
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story