near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
good performance; good work; great success
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
at once; immediately; right now
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
from here; from this place
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(some) more; even more; longer; further
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er