higher rank; better position
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
close; intimate; on good terms
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
right behind; just behind; directly behind
memory; sense; experience
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
black ground; black cloth
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
even though; despite; when
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
on the occasion of; at the time of
key person; important person