to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
older brother; elder brother
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
pitching with all one's strength
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
it's been a long time; long time no see
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
recently; lately; these days
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
foreign; abroad; overseas
business trip; official trip