to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
woman; female; feminine gender
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax
quickly; calmly; intently
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
serious; not joking; straight
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
everything; anything; nothing
penalty; sentence; punishment
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
what do you want?; can I help you?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to work without sleep or rest
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
war; fighting; fierce competition
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age