declaration; proclamation; announcement
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
(one's) quota; assignment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
composed expression; clear face
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a start; with a jump
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sudden shower; sudden downpour
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
foreign; abroad; overseas
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed