to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
notice; attention; observation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
Tottori (city, prefecture)
to serve; to work for; to attend
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
possession; retention; maintenance
history of Japan; Japanese history
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
entertainment; amusement; fun
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range