opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
choices; alternatives; options
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
promotion; raising of status
a second time; again; once more; twice
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
that is to say; so that means
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
older sister; elder sister
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet