excelling; surpassing; outdoing
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
greater than ...; bigger ...
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
field; plain; prairie; moor
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to put one's life on the line
stillness; repose; standing still
change in appearance; transformation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
naivete; simplicity; innocence
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
breathing techniques; breath control
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
surrounding at a distance
to take a veneer off something
God; god; ace; king; superior person
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
regret; repentance; remorse
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)