to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
department (faculty) of literature
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
every year; yearly; annually
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to attempt; to test; to try out
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
counter for generations; epoch
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
at that time; in those days
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ahead; before; the future
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
genuine; authentic; true; real
promotion (school, military, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal