rubbing one's hands together
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
body; physique; build; stature
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
steady; firm; solid; secure
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to use and then throw away
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)