to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
difference; variation; difference
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to lay aside; to set aside
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to lose heart; to lose motivation
pride; dignity; self-worth
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
scenery; scene; landscape
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
(in) the air; midair; sky
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
along the river; riverside
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fall; drop; descent; coming down
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump