getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
it is not (like that) either
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
feeling; sense; impression
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
river; stream; River; the ... river
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
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