to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
impact of publicity or propaganda
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
muddy water; red-light district
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to approach; to draw near
the way one works; one's working manner
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
very interesting; of great interest
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic