to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to be reflected in a mirror
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
endurance contest; test of endurance
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
after tax income; net income
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
continuing one's education into university
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
system; institution; organization; organisation
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to spend time (on doing something)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
top university; leading university; first-rate university
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of