to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
interview (e.g. for a job)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
small number; few; minority
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
such ... as; or some such
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
weird; disgusting; sickening
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; disparity; gap
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly