rival; competitor; competition
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
life; living; I; me; student
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally