fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to need; to call for; to require
getting an advance (on one's salary)
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
modern Japanese; current written style
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell