to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
superior; superiors; senior
trust; confidence; credence
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
job hunting; job searching
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on