to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
prize money; monetary award; reward
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
personal record; personal best
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
to throw into; to toss into
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
slump; sudden fall of market price
physical education; PE; gym (class)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip