today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
public execution; public embarrassment
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
secretary; councillor; councilor
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
robin (Erithacus rubecula); European robin
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
considerably; greatly; a lot
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
is that so?; I see; right; oh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority