(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
parting; separation; farewell
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism