Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
rather; better; instead; if anything
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
period of time; time slot; time zone
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
from now; from this moment; henceforth
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
the same; the said; likewise
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
from the beginning; from scratch
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to temper thoroughly; to train well
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
conversion (esp. of computer data); moving (a player to a different defensive position); conversion (in rugby or American football)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
support; backing; aid; assistance