to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
day of spring; spring sun
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
older sister and younger brother
while; during; performed in this condition
since one was born; (in) all one's life
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
adventure story; novel of adventure
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
not limited to; not just ...
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth