test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
should; must; -able; probably; likely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
really; truly; indeed; good grief
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in succession; one by one
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear