(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
scene; spectacle; sight; view
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble