to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pride; boast; credit (to)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
twice; again; second time
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to hand over; to surrender
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)