to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
beforehand; in advance; previously
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(not) so much; (not) that much
regarding highly; attaching importance to
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how dare ...; how could ...
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect