to do earnestly; to get serious
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
almost every day; almost daily
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
dental caries; tooth decay
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
publication of results; announcement of results
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
un-; non-; negative prefix
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
production (e.g. play); direction
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment