scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
second division; secondary division
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to increase; to add to; to augment
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
staying the night; lodging (at)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
station; office; guardroom
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)