company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
influence; clout; leverage
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
general public; the masses
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
full impact; packing a punch
consumption; expenditure; spending
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to bubble; to foam; to froth
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
classification; categorization; sorting
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
silent film; silent movie
diversion; putting something to another use
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
random; unintentional; unintended
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
nothing but; none other than
specialization; specialisation