elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
superiority complex; sense of superiority
beyond this point; from now on; after this
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to erase all trace of something
close to the wall; alongside the wall
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
social networking service; SNS
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to pull out a fish; to lure
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving