to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be too numerous; to be too much
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
number of times; frequency; count
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
front; frontage; facade; main
admiration; wonder; astonishment
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
instant; moment; for an instant
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
inside; interior; inner part
to throw into; to toss into
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing