transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
in surprise; in astonishment; with a start
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
picture scroll of battles and warriors in the Warring States period
serialization; serialisation; serial story
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
selling separately; not being included in the price
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to drop; to lose; to let fall
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
digital versatile disc; DVD
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
one party; one faction; one clique
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces