(not so) much; (not) very
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
reconciliation; make peace with
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to claim victims; to cause casualties
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
ignorant of the ways of the world
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to entrust; to leave to a person
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
hard worker; hardworking person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is