to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
headquarters; head office; main office
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
don't you think?; indicates question
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
why; how; for what reason
rival; competitor; competition
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally