silence; stillness; quietness
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
in the same way as; just like
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
higher rank; better position
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to compete with; to vie for
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
even more; still more; further
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to have a talk; to tell a story
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
finding employment; getting a job
bento; Japanese box lunch
follower; follower (on social media)
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct