sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to beat to death; to kill
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Mother (as in Mother Earth, Mother Nature, etc.)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
religious organization; religious organisation
way of solving (a problem); solution
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
because of; owing to; due to
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)