to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
evening; night; nighttime
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
society; company; the public; the world
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
in succession; one by one
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
thorough; exhaustive; complete
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
calls and sounds made by insects
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
dinner (esp. a formal one)
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty