elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
selection; choice; picking out
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
castella (type of sponge cake)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
yearned for; longed for; missed
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
inscrutable; incomprehensible
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
cannot be compared with; no match for
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
performing without rehearsal
to step over or across; to overcome
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
tone (of voice); manner of talking
environment; circumstance
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
degeneration; retrogression
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger