cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
while; during; performed in this condition
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp