to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
a second time; again; once more; twice
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
on the occasion of; at the time of
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
talk; story; conversation
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
innocent; cherubic; childlike
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
niche (market, industry, hobby, etc.); niche; niche
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
leaving everything up to someone else
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
contrived; false-sounding
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with