to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
river; stream; River; the ... river
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
news programme; news program
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
the whole day; all the day
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Europe and America; the West
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
critic; reviewer; commentator
point in common; common feature
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
one after another; in rapid succession
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple