superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
after that; afterwards; thereafter
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
in perfect form; going swimmingly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
considerably; fairly; quite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
arm; skill; efforts; ability
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
straight-laced person; stubborn person
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sobering up; method of sobering up
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
small change; coins; small sum of money
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
nightlife districts; drinking districts