to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
father and mother; parents
each field; various circles
influential person; man of importance
memory; sense; experience
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(social) position; status
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
program (e.g. TV); programme
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
living room (Japanese-style)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here