a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
club activities; extracurricular activities
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
one of these days; someday; one day
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
along the river; riverside
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pass (of time); to elapse
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade