to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sympathy; compassion; pity
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
sovereign; ruler; head of state
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to hold fast; to protect to the end
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly