transcendence; excellence; superiority
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(present) head of a family
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to push (something) against
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
weird; disgusting; sickening
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
almost; roughly; approximately
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to have a meal; to take a meal
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing