several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to rank next to; to come after
successive generations; successive emperors
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
behind; in the rear; in back
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to be found; to be discovered
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
danger; peril; hazard; risk
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
time; hour; period; class
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
coastal waters; adjacent seas
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days