appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
had better ...; had better not ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
conviction; belief; confidence
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to take measures (against); to take steps
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be flexible; to be accommodating
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
still (continuing); as ever; further
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance