contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sales promotion; hard selling
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
look!; there!; here!; that is
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
such a thing; something like that
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
company; corporation; workplace
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past