self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
capacity; volume; capacitance
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
set of three; three sets; three classes
shipping; shipment; forwarding
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
amusement program; amusement programme
vast; limitless; boundless
fast-talking; rapid talking
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery