fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
abundant harvest; bumper crop
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect; to honour; to honor
very loose; slowly; leisurely
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
light brown; golden brown; tan
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
tedious; boring; being fed up with
corpulence; fatness; obesity
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
sympathy; compassion; pity
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
(I) found it; (I) found you
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
humming a tune (while doing something else)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
constant; steady; constant
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest