a cut above; one step above
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
even though; despite; when
to be surprised; to be astonished
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
source of river; fountainhead
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say