excelling; surpassing; outdoing
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
sharply; harshly; stingingly
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
shepherd; German shepherd
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
self-development; self-enlightenment
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
transfer; assignment; conveyance
condition; state of preservation
paper tube; cardboard tube
make no progress; remain unsettled
to distract one's attention
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American