drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
study; research; investigation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
nape (of the neck); nucha
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
strong person; the strong; the powerful
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
reaching; attaining; arrival
only; merely; but; no more than
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
together; at the same time; same; identical
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
degree of relative priority
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after