contest; competition; struggle; scramble
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be able to manage somehow or other
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to rebuild; to reconstruct
education or school expenses
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to say; to tell; to state; to do
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
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
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
article; item; thing; goods; wares
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
being in one's room (office, etc.)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy