to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
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
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
water system; river system; drainage system
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
elementary level; beginner level
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
ray (of light); beam; light
extensive; vast range; wide scope
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
living; lifestyle; living room
to set (sun); to become dark
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to slide into; to slip into
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
they; those guys; those fellows
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known