to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
rival; competitor; competition
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to compete with; to vie for
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
one's younger days; when one was young
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
master; teacher; stable master
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
the ancients; ancient people
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
living thing; organism; creature; biology
thorough; exhaustive; complete
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
hidden treasure; treasured article
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
telecommunications; correspondence
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like