scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to mark the end; to spell the end
back off!; leave me alone!
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
even so; anyhow; at any rate
natural virtue; personal virtue
difference; disparity; gap
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
weight training; muscle training
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
fucking; screwing; having sex
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden