getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
interruption; interference; butting in
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
how; in what way; by what means
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
function; function (programming)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
motel; drive-in love hotel
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration