excelling; surpassing; outdoing
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
going to and from school; school commute
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
race (of people); type of person
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
marriage fraud; fake marriage
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
office chair; desk chair; computer chair
modern architecture; modernist architecture
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
firmly rooted; deep-seated
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
finger marks; dirt from the hands
mobile phone number; cell phone number
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
program (e.g. TV); programme
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
coastal region; coastal area; coastline