rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
survival; survivor; relic
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
seventh day of the month; seven days
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
overlapping; piling; stacking
to get one's head around; to think about
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
effect; result; worth; use; avail
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
to think of; to come up with
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)