to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to accept; to receive; to agree
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
older sister; lass; young lady
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
association of like-minded people
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip