deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
by today; before the day is over
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
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
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
function; facility; faculty; feature
about when; about what time; how soon
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
it's been a long time; long time no see
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
overseas assignment; overseas posting
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into