reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
offensive (movement); aggression
loose stool; watery stool
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
former (incumbent); predecessor
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
pressure; oppression; suppression
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
lifestyle disease; lifestyle-related disease
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
now that; since; as long as; provided that
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
senior high school; high school
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire