slight; insignificant; small
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
soon; before long; in the near future
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
language family; family of languages
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
resemblance; similarity; analogy
raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to write down; to record; to register
radical (of a kanji character)
kanji "show" radical at left (radical 113)