supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
self-checkout; automated checkout
to pay the bill; to settle an account
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
sense of values; values; value system
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
normalization; normalisation
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
family; members of a family
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
until now; so far; up to the present
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
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
older brother; elder brother
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
unfairness; injustice; partiality
equality; impartiality; evenness