contest; competition; struggle; scramble
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
commencing with; including
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
double take (esp. out of surprise)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
close; intimate; on good terms
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to understand from experience
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
floral decoration; floral ornament
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
yearned for; longed for; missed
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)