to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
rival; competitor; competition
being adopted into the family of one's bride
then; and (then); in that case; if so
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
genius; prodigy; natural gift
overlooking; turning a blind eye
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
business world; business circles; (the) industry
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
hostility; antagonism; opposition
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
karma (from one's previous life)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)