self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
dancing or jumping for joy
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
copier; copy machine; photocopier
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
gender; distinction of sex; sex
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little