to do earnestly; to get serious
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
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; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
dental caries; tooth decay
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
to have meaning; to be meaningful
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
publication of results; announcement of results
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
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 be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
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; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to choke; to have trouble breathing
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)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)