in search of; in order to look for
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
gag order; gag rule; gag law
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
comfort (in living place)
to talk big; to be bombastic
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
double-edged; double-edged blade
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage