going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
trio; gang of three; threesome
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
number of persons; personnel
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
snake; serpent; large snake
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
one thin flat object; one sheet
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
by myself; in person; by oneself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself