transcendence; excellence; superiority
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
having gone too far to turn back
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
tension; mental strain; nervousness
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
one thin flat object; one sheet
third day of the month; three days
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how; in what way; by what means
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading