to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to lose sight of; to miss
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
how dare ...; how could ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
time; hour; period; class
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
in the meanwhile; during the time
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
near; close; beside; third person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on