(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
good performance; good work; great success
dispersing; breaking up; running away
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to intervene; to stop (something)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
looking on; remaining a spectator
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
adverse circumstances; adversity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
signs of rain; threat of rain
unseasonable; out of season
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to blow through; to blow across
water outlet; tap; faucet
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to think constantly about; to dwell on
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to be the ruin of (a person)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
one cause; one reason; one factor
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting