being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
great wealth; enormous fortune
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
origin; beginning; source; rise
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
exclusive; attached to; specialist
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
result; fruit (of); product (of)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
hertz (unit of frequency); Hz; heart
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
preface; foreword; introduction
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form