to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
one-by-one; separately; in detail
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
rival; competitor; competition
everything; anything; nothing
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)