preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
separate; special; another; separately
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
sixth day of the month; six days
only; merely; but; no more than
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
pure heart; naivete; innocence
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
several times; a few times
to dry up completely; to become stale
to like; to love; to be fond of
counter for books; volume
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
in comparison to; rather than
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in turns; alternately; in order
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
something; some kind of; for some reason
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery