distinguished services; meritorious deeds
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to watch steadily; to stare
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
on hand; readily available
item; article; dish; course; finest item
heaven and earth; top and bottom
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
another's parent; another's parents
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
death rate; mortality rate
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
optimization; optimisation
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final