to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to throw at; to turn; to raise
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
district; section; sector
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
digital versatile disc; DVD
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
at the meeting; on the occasion
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
order; sequence; procedure