abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to bungle; to make things awkward
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(arch.) master of the rice field; (arch.) chief farmer; lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
throw; throwing; throwing event
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
addition; adding; supplement
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
how; in what way; I wonder
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
still; as yet; as it has been
to be hot on a person's heels
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
again; once more; a second time
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful