predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
establishment; settlement
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to bend; to warp; to curve
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
so what!; who gives a damn?
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
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
way (of doing); manner; method; means
go that far; to that extent
to talk; to chat; to chatter
two (long cylindrical things)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
empirical; from experience
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?