excelling; surpassing; outdoing
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
rationalization; justification
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
caller; visitor; company; guest
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
line; queue; procession; matrix
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
arrangements; preparations
personal aeroplane; personal airplane