to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
simply; merely; only; solely
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
to open (one's eyes) wide
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
hostility; animosity; enmity
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
alone; by oneself; on one's own
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)