in comparison to; rather than
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
performer or player (of an instrument)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine