to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
that is to say; so that means
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
near; close; beside; third person
near oneself; close to one; familiar
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
too much; excessively; too
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
serious; severe; grave; acute
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to discuss; to talk together
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open