extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
profitable plan; good plan
still (continuing); as ever; further
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
certainly; surely; definitely
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
by your leave; with your permission
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
karoshi; death from overwork
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to speak; to say; to vocalize
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
anonymity; using an assumed name
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
federation; federal state; United States of America
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
military of the Empire of Japan
to order; to command; to appoint