invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to be sacked; to be dismissed
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to unfold; to unroll; to open
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
leader of a delegation (body, party)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
almost; roughly; approximately
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the other day; a few days ago
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
nature; property; disposition
at first; in the beginning; originally
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through