to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
originally; by nature; from the start
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
(one) letter; (one) character
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
fate; destiny; predestination
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be forward; to be impertinent
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
danger; peril; hazard; risk
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
please; somehow or other; one way or another
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course