superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say