to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
sanity; consciousness; soberness
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling; sense; impression
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
hello; good day; good afternoon
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
by myself; in person; by oneself
while; even though; despite
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
suffix for familiar person
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
older sister; lass; young lady
this and that; various things
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
how; in what way; how about
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...