to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
preface; introduction; preamble
declaration; proclamation; announcement
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
future (usually near); prospects
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to discuss; to talk together
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
companion; company; tritagonist
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene