to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
form; shape; figure; visage
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
individualism; egoism; selfishness
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come