escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
development; exploitation
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
nature; property; disposition
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
failure; mistake; blunder
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
continuation; succession; series
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment