excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
moment; brief space of time
chink in the armor (armour)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
even though things may appear this way
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
outside the country; abroad
protective instinct; defensive instinct
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
military expansion; arms buildup
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to have an idea; to have a clue
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit