clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
alone; unaided; away from home
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
literally; to the letter; literal
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
a cut above; one step above
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to speak; to hear a voice
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
gem; jewel; precious stone
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
chronological order; time series
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy