(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to jump up and down; to hop
to need; to demand; to take; to require
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to breathe while sleeping
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
at a moment's notice; readily
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to unfold; to unroll; to open
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to call again; to call someone back
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
don't worry; there's no need to worry
attendance; presence; appearance
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish