to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
rival; competitor; competition
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be torn off; to come off
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
in person; personally; directly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
king's younger brother; royal brother
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to think of; to come up with
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is