the other day; lately; recently
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
witnessing; observing; sighting
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
synchronization; synchronized swimming
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
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)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how long; how much; to what extent
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
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)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
rain and wind; driving rain
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
story; tale; talk; discussion
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to keep away; to keep at a distance
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)