getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
suddenly; all of a sudden
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
profound; deep; unfathomable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to pile up; to accumulate
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital