positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
tacit; unspoken; implicit
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
day by day; every day; by the day
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to gain strength; to increase ability
to ask a question; to ask questions
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
I told you so; you see that?