to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
keeping silent; silence; restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to wring the neck; to strangle
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
quick work; (clever) feat
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
naked eye; the physical eye
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
scenery; scene; landscape
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
body; physical system; (the) person