competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
to play a central role; to take a leading part
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
messenger; envoy; emissary
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
fiscal stimulus; increasing public spending
slight; little; insignificant
hoarding; storing away (without using)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
refutation; rebuttal; retort
entire world; whole world; world stage
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
voting; ballot; poll; vote
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)