inspection; checking (goods, products)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
branch office; branch store
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
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 (ritsuryō system)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
rival; competitor; competition
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
close; intimate; on good terms
two persons; two people; pair; couple
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
sightseer; spectator; viewer
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate