to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
general public; the masses
drama; theatre; theater; play
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
group; party; team; squad; section
numbered tag; numbered ticket
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
one thin flat object; one sheet
interior elevation; expansion plan (of a ship); net (of a polyhedron); development
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after