to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to bring up under one's personal care
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
settlement; solution; resolution
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
caller; visitor; company; guest
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
time; season; period; phase; stage
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
recommendation; referral; endorsement
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
pleased to make your acquaintance
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
case worker; case officer
to flare up; to burst into flames