to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
I see; that's right; indeed
town; city; municipal; urban
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
Japanese living in America
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
military of the Empire of Japan
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
(former) Imperial Japanese Navy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
originally; by nature; from the start
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
distant look; faraway look
besides; in addition; also; moreover
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
because of; owing to; due to
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out