hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
foundation stone; cornerstone
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
tool; implement; means; furniture
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
by means of; due to; because of; according to
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
both hands; both arms; ten
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
reaching; attaining; arrival
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it