to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
Japan's best; number one in Japan
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
guidance; protective custody
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
indicate reason; infers some protest
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
straying; wandering off course
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to anticipate; to foresee
real thing; original; actual
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to threaten; to make threats
to be needed; to be wanted
to be embarrassed; to lose face