outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to begin; to set about; to start
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
health; healthy; sound; fit
to have an erection; to become erect
even if; even though; however; no matter how
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
person of high rank or position
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)