to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
one's own property; possessions
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; to feel tense
profiting while others fight
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
wetting; love affair; lover
completely; entirely; totally
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to put into effect; to put into practice
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
regular employment; full-time employment; regular employee; full-time employee; permanent employee
guard; security (officer); guardsman
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
winner; victor; conqueror
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
starting point; point of departure
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)