superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crumble away; to collapse
condition; situation; prospects
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
tall figure; high stature
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
one by one; one after another; successively
to be hot on a person's heels
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
weird; strange; mysterious
sour look; surly face; pout
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
depending on; dependent on
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to become better; to improve
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
complete change; about-face
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon