predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to assemble; to set up; to construct
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
site; point on a map; spot
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
outward appearance; apparent
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
behind; in the rear; in back
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
daini (type of playing cards)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to refuse; to decline; to deny