to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
incident; affair; happening; event
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
something; some kind of; for some reason
to glare at each other; to confront each other
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to stop walking; to pause
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
one's later years; final years (in life)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
beginning; outset; first; onset
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted