to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
that is to say; so that means
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
journal; magazine; periodical
indeed; really; truly; very much
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
if you do this; if this is the case
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
book; volume; this; present; main; head
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
war; fighting; fierce competition
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to continue to rain or snow
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
living together; communal life; cohabitation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment