okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
on bad terms; at loggerheads
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
good prospects; full of hope; promising
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thousands; several thousand
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
reason for being; raison d'être
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to be flexible; to be accommodating
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
meaning; significance; sense
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
by today; before the day is over
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
draw (in competition); tie game
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range