to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
accomplishment; execution
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to face on; to look out on to
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to be promoted to a higher rank
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
senior; elder; person older than oneself
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
cannot be helped; unavoidable