rival; competitor; competition
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
number; number plate; license plate
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
rejection (of an application)
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
trial; judgement; judgment
private funds; own funds; private property
slightly early; just before
without sparing time for sleep
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
like this; this sort; this way
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
judgment paper; judgement paper
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through