to be helpful; to be useful
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
way; method; means; resource; course
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be second to none (in)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
several sheets (flat objects)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
each (every) time; whenever
superiority complex; sense of superiority
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
feeling of a house or a room
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive