(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
chief executive officer; CEO
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
what time; (lit.) which hour
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
since when; from when; how long
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
family; members of a family
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
another time; some other time
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hegemony; leadership; initiative
when it becomes; when it comes to
appointment; rendezvous; date
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
every year; yearly; annually
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation