to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
surroundings; environs; circumference
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
moment; brief space of time
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
naivete; simplicity; innocence
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
conditionally; with conditions attached
transactions; dealings; business
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
front; frontage; facade; main
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
sobering up; method of sobering up
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
secret; private; surreptitious
performer; entertainer; actor
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
prospects of victory; chances of success
to come to mind; to pop into one's head