hostility; antagonism; opposition
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to look forward to something
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
application; request; petition
so what!; who gives a damn?
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
don't worry about it; forget about it
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to lean against; to set against
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
straightforwardly; being outspoken
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
drinking party; banquet; feast
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
in one's own way or style
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
large crowd; mass of people