(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
floor above; floor upstairs
form; method; system; formula
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
offender; transgressor; violator
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
sailor suit; middy uniform
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
type of long jacket worn by bousouzoku biker gang members, etc.
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
dry field farming; dry field crop
dissemination; spreading of information
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
solely; entirely; only; or
severe; strict; tough; hard
delivery; transfer; hand-over
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty