increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
listed company (on a stock exchange)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that's the way it is; such is life
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
totally willing; fully motivated
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
first time; first; initial
deciding match; play-off; runoff
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)