superiority complex; sense of superiority
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
superiority; predominance
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to get between; to be caught in
to be sooty; to be stained
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
madness; craziness; insanity
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
situation of one's own doing
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
quarrel; dispute; argument
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream