to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
severe; strict; tough; hard
otherwise; or else; if not
tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
technical; technological; practical
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
sobering up; method of sobering up
along the river; riverside
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
vocational school; technical school
finding employment; getting a job
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
because of; owing to; due to
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
north entrance; north exit
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order