acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
front; frontage; facade; main
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
concealment; suppression; hiding
composite; combined; complex
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
depending on; dependent on
to be prolonged; to drag on
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
price; cost; value; worth; value
explanation; interpretation
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to think of; to come up with
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
active people; doers; people who get things done
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
a little bit; a little while
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
thousands; several thousand
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for