to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
headquarters; head office; main office
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
big man; large man; tall man; giant
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to gather; to collect; to assemble
arm; skill; efforts; ability
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
all; entire; whole; altogether
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips