to compete with; to vie for
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
21st day of the month; 21 days
national holiday; public holiday
law-like nature; regularity
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
old friend; familiar face
in the hospital; hospitalized
condition; state (of health); appearance
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to care for someone; to look after someone
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
person older than oneself (who has more life experience)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to behave well (of a child)
property; fortune; means; assets
else; in addition; besides
various places; several sources
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)